Portrait of a County V Frederick The Present The Future
Frederick County faces reapportionment in circuit court that could redraw magisterial districts and possibly expand the Board of Supervisors. Annexation by Winchester is studied as a future possibility, while controversy swirls around a western Rouss Avenue mall and the fate of the old county courthouse. The piece notes history, change, and ongoing public debate shaping the county’s outlook.
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Frederick County
Board of Supervisors
Rouss Ave
Winchester Downtown Development Committee
Virginia Sales Tax Measure Advances From Committee
The Virginia General Assembly moves into the second half of its session with the sales tax bill cleared from Finance Committee 15 to 2. The measure would impose a 2 percent statewide tax starting Sept 1, rising to 3 percent by July 1, 1968, with localities allowed an additional 1 percent. The House aims to pass the administration's community college bill, sending it to the Senate, while the Senate is ready to forward a bill expanding workers compensation benefits to the House.
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Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
Godwin
House of Delegates
Senate
House
House Finance Committee
Hospital Auxiliary Follies of 1966 resumes at Shenandoah
The Follies of 1966 fundraiser returns tonight at Shenandoah College after a one night break with performances running through tomorrow night. Curtain is 8 30 p m. Police official J Thomasi announced snow emergency plans have been dropped and he awaits the next snow.
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Shenandoah College
J. Thomasi
Margarets L Hodgson Hat and Dress Shop Sale
Silk lined leather items and hat and dress sets offered at reduced prices. Reg prices range from 4.00 to 14.95 with sale figures listed as 3.19 and 6.95 and 8.95 respectively. Limited quantities noted as part of a clearance event.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
GUOVE
GI Benefits Bill Sent to President
A permanent GI benefits bill with an estimated final annual cost of about $500 million was on President Johnsons desk after final congressional approval. It expands education and home buying aid for all military personnel with over six months active duty since Jan 31, 1955. The measure, approved 99 to 0 in the Senate, is expected to be signed and take effect June 1.
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Washington
Johnson
Senate
House
Legislature At a Glance Senate Sessions at Noon
Senate convenes at noon with a measure to raise benefits for injured workers and families of workers killed in industrial accidents. Finance Committee meets at 9 30 a.m. House opens at noon with a 10 a.m. meeting. Senate proposes a locality tax rule. House proposes calling Congress for 12 year Supreme Court terms.
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Associated Press
Senate
Finance Committee
House
Congress
U.S. Supreme Court
Violence Escalates in Santo Domingo as Mob Attacks
In the Dominican Republic capital violence persisted for a second day with a police sergeant killed by a mob and an 18 year old shot by a police officer. Reinforcements repelled crowds at a police station while youths attacked police in three interior cities. A Peace Force spokesman denied Brazilian troops hurled a grenade after a rock struck their jeep. A four year old boy was gravely wounded.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Inter- American Peace Force
Humphrey Tours Saigon Improvements In Warm Visit
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey spent four hours in the Saigon area praising improvements as very fine. He chatted with village elders and children, joined in singing, and toured projects including a refugee housing development and a New Prosperity village five miles south of Saigon. He lauded self-help programs and aimed to win hearts in the war-torn region.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Dergarten
U.S
Umphrey
Johnson
Defense Department
Washington
Weather winds keep Virginia warm from Gulf air
Richmond AP reports strong southerly winds continue to push warm moist air into Virginia from the Gulf of Mexico. The breezes carry heat and humidity across the state, shaping today’s mild to warm conditions.
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Richmond
Virginia
Gulf of Mexico
Labor Backed Bills Face Filibuster After Taft-Hartley Vote
The AFL-CIO backed measures to raise the minimum wage to 1.75 and expand unemployment compensation face Senate blockage. Leader Dirksen may use the same tactic on the labor bills after the failed 14B repeal cloture vote. President Johnson urged action, but the fate of the labor package hinges on ongoing Senate and House committee activity.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Mike Mansfield
Johnson
Eagle's Claw striking Viet Cong. 2,000 killed in two weeks
U S air cavalrymen pursued Viet Cong on the central coast 20 miles southwest of Bong Son, killing 19 and capturing eight. American forces say the two week total of Communist fatalities surpassed 2,000, the highest casualty figure to date.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Bong Son
United States
Air Force
Navy
U.S. List Infantry Division
R.M.E. Construction Combine
Shenandoah Candy Co Valentine Chocolates in London
Shenandoah Candy Co Inc advertises chocolates for Valentine’s Day in London with contact number 662-3538. The notice highlights gift options and ordering details for couples seeking sweets and treats.
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London
Shenandoah Candy Co., Inc
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